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package nfse.gui.server;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.IsSerializable;

/**
 * This is the default IP lookup link generator used by Net/FSE. Can be
 * overidden in the web interface by specifying another class in the WebInterface::iplinkfactory
 * parameter of the config file.
 * 
 * @author bduphoff
 * 
 */
public class DefaultIPLinkFactory extends IPLinkFactory implements IsSerializable {

    /**
     * Nothing to do in the constructor.
     */
    public DefaultIPLinkFactory() {

    }

    /**
     * Nothing to initialize here
     */
    @Override
    public void init() {
        // no op
    }

    /**
     * Creates a link for lookup in the ARIN database.
     */
    public String generateLink(String ip) {
        String url = "http://ws.arin.net/whois?queryinput=" + ip;
        return url;
        // return null;
    }

}
